Hinge



Patented Aug. 1931 HARRY E. sIrE, or

NEW YORK, N. Y.

HINGE Application filed December 1, 1927. Serial No. 236,955. f

``This invention relates to hinges and particularly to devices of thisclass consisting ofa plurality of movably connected parts whereby theswinging member is controlld .5 and governed in its several positions inthe operation of opening and closing the same;

and the object of the invention is to provide a hinge comprising twobutt members or parts, one of which is secured to a stationary supportand the other to a swinging member,

and means involving two sets of links or cou- I ling memberspivotallycoupled with each of said butts on different centers, whereby one ofsaid setsl of links or coupling mem- 'bers will cooperate with the otherset to control the movement of the door to maintain the same inpredetermined position and against rocking or swaying in the operationof opening andl closing the same; a further object being lto provide ahingeof the class specified, the separate butts and parts thereof beingcomposed of sheet metal whereby the hinge may be produced at a nominalcost and of comparatively light but yet strong and durable material; afurther object being to provide a hingeA wherein one of the sets oflinks or coupling members is of greater trans- Lverse dimensions betweenits pivoted ends than the other set, whereby one of said members willcheck the doo-r or swinging member against rotation on either one of theseparate pivots where both sets of said 'coupling members arecoupledwith said swinging member, and at the same time permitting of the4outward swinging of the hinge end side of the door with relation toIthe pivots on the stationary frame in the manner of other extensionhinges now in4 common use to adapt the hinge' especially for use inconnection with motor Vehicles and like apparatus; and with these andother objects in view, the invention consists in`a hinge of the classand for the purpose specified, which is simple in construction,efficient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described andclaimed:

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings forms a part, in which the separateparts of my improvement arerdesignated by suitable reference charactersin each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a transverse, sectional view through a door and stationarysupport showlng one formJ of my improved hinge mounted in connectiontherewith and with' the door.

in an open position.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, butishowing the door in a closedposition., i.

Fig. 8 shows several detfil views of the separate' parts of the hingeshown in Figs. 1 and 2 detached, and arranged in theirrelative position.f

Fig. 4 is a view similar. to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form ofconstruction; and,

Fig. 5 is -a face view of a'part of the construction shown in Fig. 4. i

` In the drawings, `10 represents the door or swinging member, and 11the door frame or stationary support. In practice, I secure to the door10 a butt 12, which is preferablyfashioned from a single strip of sheetmetal, the side edges ofy which are brought together as seen at 13. Informing said butt', the opposite side portions"of the strip of metalfrom which the same is formed are fashioned to form cylindrical pintlebearings 14 and 15 arranged on opposite side edges of the butt, andalternately spaced in the manner seen at the left of Fig. 3 of thedrawings.` The pintle bearings 15 at the ends of the butt 12 are short,and centrally of the butt consist of one long pintle bearing 15a whereasthe bearings 14 .are arranged centrally of the butt as seen insaidfigure. The separate thicknesses of the butt, intermediate thebearings, may be welded or otherwise secured together to form a unitarystructure and to pxevent the opening or spreading of the pintl bearings.

The other butt 16 of the hinge is also fashioned from an elongated stripof sheet metal, the side edges of which are brought together to form oneside edge of the butt, and the central portion of the sheet is fashionedtol form two sets of pintle bearings 17 and 18.

The bearings 18 are arranged at one side edge of the butt and thebearings'fl'? inwardly' of said side edge and spaced in the manner shownat therght of Fig. 3 of the drawings,

k sition shown in Fig.2 to the position shown in4 in which figure, itwill be noted that the bearing 17 isl located centrally of the butt 16and the bearings 18 are arranged adj acent the end portions of the butt.In this construction, the separate sheets or the two ply of the butt aresecured together by welding or in any other desiredmanner.

In practice, I employ two sets of links or coupling members 19 and 20,one of the members 19 being employed in the construction shown, andhaving at one side, large pintle bearings 21 arranged adjacent the endsof said member and at the other side edge, a pintle bearing 22. Thebearing 21 comes in alinement with the bearing 17, and a pin 23 passesthrough the bearings 17 and 21, whereas thebearing 22 comes between thebearings 14 of the butt 12, and a pin 24 passes therethrough. Themembers are provided on one side edge with bearings 25 arranged adjacentthe ends thereof which are arranged on opposite sides of the bearings18, of the butt 16, and pins 26 are passed through the bearings 18'and25.` Centrally of theV other side edge of the members 20 are bearings 27which are positioned between the bearings 15- 15a, and one pin 28 passesthrough all of said bearings, thus coupling the two members 20 and thesingle member-19 with both of the butts to provide the hingeconstruction which will permit of the swinging of the door 10.

with relation to the frame 11 from the po- Fig. 1. Inthis operation, thedoor is swinging on the four pivots formed by the pins 23, 24, 26 and28, but the' door in its swinging movementis maintained in a rigidposition and is not capable of movement on the pins 24 and 28 by virtue,of the arrangement or links or coupling members 19 and 20 employed.Either side of these members opervates to brace the other and preventsrelative movement other than accomplishing the swinging or openingmovement of the door which is desired,and also the swinging move'- mentof the 'hinge side of the door With relation to a frame to produc'e theclearance space therebetween, which is being governed by the lelngtl:1of the links or coupling members emp oye As seen in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings,

the door and door frame are mortised out to receive the separate buttsas well as the bearings thereof, and the links or coupling members |19and 20 especially when the'dooris inv closed position as seen in Fig. 2.The members 19 and. 20are also preferably composed of sheet metal, 'andthe separate plies thereof or thicknesses formed by the folding of asingle sheet or strip of metal, are secured together by welding or inany other desired manner.

It will also be'understood lthat I` am not necessarily limited to anyparticular manner of constructing the separate parts of my imhinge,

proved hinge nor to the arrangement of said arts herein shown anddescribed, as the engths of the bearing members may be materiallyreduced or increased, and a vgreater number of the separate members 19and 20 employed. w

In F igs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, I have shown a'slight modificationwherein a hinge butt 30 is secured to the door 10 and a hinge butt 31to. the frame 11. In this 'construction, two pintle bearings 32 and 33are curled from a substantially heavy strip of met-al from which thebutt is formed and are arranged in common alinement on one side face ofthe b'utt as clearly seen in Fig. 4. One side edge of theibutt 31 whichis also made from a comparatively heavy sheet of metal is curled to formtwo pintle bearings 34 and 35, the bearing 34 setting inwardlytoagreater degree than the bearing 35. In producing the butt 31, thebearings 34 will be set backwardly in order to permit of the passage ofthe pintle pin 36 through the bearings 35, and then move into theposition shown in F ig. 4, at which time, the pins 37 engaging thebearings 34 may be placed in position. The bearlngs 34 are arrangedat'both ends of the butt 31, whereas the bearings are intermediate or onthe central portion of'the butt 31.

I also employ two coupling members or hnks 38 and 39. The member 38 isprovided at one slde edge with bearings 40 to receive the pin 37 and atthe other side edge with bearlngs 41, through which the pins 42arepassed, the latter passing through bearings 32 on the butt 30. At oneside edge of the members 39 are bearings l43 through which plns 36 pass,and at the opposite side edge are bearings 44 through which the pins 45pass, the latter pins also extending through the 'bearings 33 of thebutt 30. It will be understood that two o'f the members 39 Will beIemployed at the upper and lower ends of the whereas the member 38 isarranged in-. termediate the members'39, but anyv other desiredarrangement of said' members may be employed. The assemblage of saidmembers is indicated i-n Figs. 4 and 5' of lthe drawings,

- in Fig. `5.

The operation of the hinge shown in F i'gs.

4 and 5 will be the same as that of the hinge shown in F igs. 1 to 3inclusive. It will also be understood that any desired arrangement ofthe parts may be made; that is to say, any

number of the coupling members or links of' either hinge may beemployedto produce short or very much extended hingesf and the lengths of thebearings arranged to suit the particular uses in question.V

The distinctive feature of the'invention resides in the use of two linksor coupling' members, mountings butts of the each having independentpivotal 1n connection with the separate hinge, permltting of the openingand closing of the door, but no independent .movement of the door withrelation to the hinge structure, especially where such movein andmodifications of the construction herein shown and described may be madewithin by pintle pins.

elongated sliect metal butt members, one of" the scope of theappendedclaims, without departing from the .spirit sacrificing itsadvantagesl Having fully whatjl claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A concealed hinge comprising two elongated butt members, one of saidbutt members 'having pintle bearings arrange and spaced longitudinallyof`on'e side edgel thereof with the axis of one bearing ofiset withrespect to the `axis of the other bearing, the other butt'havingcylindrical bearings irranged at the opposite side edges thereof,elongated coupling links, each having bearings at the side edgesthereof, the bearings of one link being coupled with one set of bearingson each of said butt members, heari-ngs of the other link bein coupledwith the other set of bearings'of saibutt members 2. A. concealed .hingecomprising two aaid butt membersl having pintle bearings arranged andsp\aced longitdinally of and projecting' from' one side edge thereofwith respect the axis of one bearing offset with to 'the axis of theother bearing, the axis of said bearings being in common alinementwithrthe longitudinal plane of said butt, the other butt having.oylindrical' bearings ar'- ranged and Frojecting from opposite sideedges thereo links each having bearing .portions at the opposite sideedges thereof, the bearings of llink coupling link serving to brace theother li of my invention or described my invention,

and the veach other and to said links,

being '-in' alinement with the `longitud'inal plane of said butt,coupling links having pintle bearings proJecting at theiside 'portionsthereof, one of said links coupling one of the bearings of each butt andthe other he other bearings of said butts, one of said links being ofgreater width than the other, and said links being angularly disposedwith respect to eah other through the relative movement of the butts inopening and closing the hin e, and one to .prevent independent rockingmovement of said butts with respect to each other and to said links. 4:.A hinge of. the' class described comprising two elongated Sheet metalbutt members, one of said butt members having pintle bearings projectingfrom both side edges thereof, the other butt member having pintlebearings projecting from one side edge thereof, the axis of the bearingsof the second name'd butt being in alinement with the longitudjnal planeof said butt, coupling links having pintle bearings projecting at theside portions thereof, one of said links coupling one of the bearings ofeach butt and the other link couplin the other bearings of said butts,one of said links being' of greater width than the other, said linksbeing angularly disposed with respect to each other through the relativemovement of the butts in' opening and closing thehin'ge, one linkserving to brace 4 the other link to prevent independent rockof saidbutts with respect to and said links being arranged one above the otherlin edge to edge relation. o

In testimony. that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy name this 28th day of November, 1927 o s RY E. SIPE.

ing movement elongated straight vcoupling one link being coupled withone set of .beari ings on each of said butt members'and the bearings ofthe other'link the other set of bearings of said butt members by pintlepins, one ofsaid coupling links being o the narrower said bantts withrespect to each other and said' links.

'3. A hinge of the class described compris- "'ing two elongated sheetmetal-butt members, 'one of said buttmembers having pintle bearings projecting'from' both side edges thereof,

the otheributt member having pintle bearings projectin'g lfrom-one sideedge thereof, the |-ajsis of the being coupled with.

greater width thanthefother and link forming a' continuousl` bracebetween said butt members in moving from closed to open position andbearings o f the second named buttion

